It Will Be Very Cold This Week In St. Louis Park

Updated 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21: Cold temperatures will continue throughout the week in St. Louis Park.

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities/Chanhassen forecasts a Tuesday high temperature of 2 degrees. The wind chills, however, will make it feel like -18 to -28 degrees.

The highest temperature this week in Eden Prairie will be 10 degrees, on Wednesday and Thursday. The low temperatures throughout the week will range from -5 to 3 degrees.

There is a chance of snow Thursday. 

If you think it was cold Monday, you should've been here in 1888. Weather Underground says the low temperature on Jan. 21, 1888, was -41.

In the comments, tell us what you did this weekend instead of venturing out in the frigid temperatures.

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Updated 2 p.m. Jan. 20: The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a wind chill warning for Hennepin County, including St. Louis Park.

The wind chill warning is active from midnight Sunday to noon Monday. A wind chill advisory begins at noon Monday and continues until 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Here is the full weather statement:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

924 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 18 TO 25 BELOW ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AND 10 TO 18 BELOW IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

ONLY A SLIGHT MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 BELOW TO 11 BELOW. ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT IS ANTICIPATED MONDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LIGHTER...BUT STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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924 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...BETWEEN 35 AND 45 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AND BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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The National Weather Service (NWS) in the Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a wind advisory for Hennepin County, including St. Louis Park.

According to the NWS, "A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph or gusts between 45 and 57 mph are expected."

The wind advisory begins at noon Saturday and ends at 9 p.m.

in St. Louis Park.

Here is the full NWS statement:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN212 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ON SATURDAY...

AN ARCTIC COLD WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT.

212 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.